Broadly speaking, there are two types of appeals: those seeking relief from final orders, and those seeking review of nonfinal (i.e., interlocutory) orders. The latter are governed by Fla. R. App. P. 9.130, which enumerates the limited circumstances under which interlocutory appeal is appropriate.

Notably, on Jan. 6, the Florida Supreme Court amended Fla. R. App. P. 9.130 to authorize interlocutory appeals of orders granting or denying leave to amend a complaint to assert a claim for punitive damages. The aforementioned revision of Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a)(3) is significant for several reasons.

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